• 6 Proven Ways to Manage Pain Without Medication
  President Donald Trump has declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency, highlighting the need to rein in the random prescribing of powerful drugs to deal with chronic and severe pain. The good news is that there are alternative treatments that offer help with symptoms of pain. Here are six.
• Does Imported Organic Food Meet US Standards?
  Some organic food may not live up to its label, according to a USDA audit of imported products.
• 'Green Schoolyards' Boost Kids' Health
  A "green schoolyard" might boost the health of children, researchers report.
• Energy-Efficient Buildings Boost Indoor Toxins
  Newly renovated housing units in Boston earned awards for green design, but flunked indoor air-quality tests, a new study shows.
• Folic Acid Cuts Autism Risk From Pesticides
  Children whose mothers took folic acid supplements early in their pregnancies were less likely to develop autism, even when the pregnant moms were exposed to pesticides, a new study found.
• How Does Virtual Reality Ease Pain?
  Virtual reality games help ease pain not just by distracting players from what ails them, but also by triggering changes in the brain, a recent research review suggests.
• Massage Basics 101: Don't Get Rubbed the Wrong Way
  Massage isn't just for folks who like to be pampered. Studies show it can ease stress, improve circulation, and boost immunity, in addition to alleviating aches and pains. But it's important to understand the different techniques and pick one that's right for your needs. Here's a primer.
• Eating in Sync With Body Clock May Curb Fat Gain
  Timing meals relative to your own body clock, rather than to the time of day, may affect how lean you are, researchers suggest. Studies have shown that eating later in the day ups your risk of weight gain. However, the impact of a person's body (biological) clock -...
• Natural Cures for Heartburn
  Heartburn is the bane of millions of Americans. About 60 million report they have heartburn at least once a month and as many as 15 million experience symptoms once a day, according to the American College of Gastroenterology.However, recent studies show that proton pump...
• Does Sleeping With Your Dog Help You Sleep?
  Letting a canine companion into the bedroom at night can divide couples and families. While some argue that all that doggy snoring will ruin their sleep, others love nothing more than a nighttime cuddle with their furry friend. However, science may now have resolved the...
• Acid Reflux? Vegetarian Diet May Provide Relief
  A mostly vegetarian diet may provide relief similar to widely used medications for people with acid reflux, a new study suggests.The study looked at close to 200 patients at one medical center who had been diagnosed with laryngopharyngeal reflux.It's a condition where...
• Being Short Has an Advantage
  There may be at least one advantage to being short: a lower risk for dangerous blood clots in the veins, a new study shows.These clots, called venous thromboembolisms, include blockages known as DVTs (deep vein thrombosis), which typically start in the legs and can travel...
• 8 Ways to Reduce Inflammation - Underlying Cause of Many Diseases
  Inflammation is nature's way to help heal the body from illness or injury. But chronic inflammation is at the root of many dreaded health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Here's how to keep it in check.
• Quick 'Mindfulness' Fix May Help Curb Drinking
  Heavy drinkers may be able to cut back after brief mindfulness training exercises that involve helping them focus on what's happening in the present moment, a small experiment in the UK suggests. Researchers recruited 68 heavy drinkers who weren't alcoholics for the test....
• Carbs, Not Fats, Bad for You: Study
  Global dietary guidelines should possibly be changed to allow people to consume somewhat more fats, to cut back on carbohydrates and in some cases to slightly scale back on fruits and vegetables, a large study suggests. Over the course of about seven years, diets with...
• Caffeine Could Help Stop Post-Op Pain: Study
  New American research has found that for patients who suffer from sleep deprivation before surgery, caffeine before the operation could be an alternative way to reduce post-operative pain associated with a lack of sleep.Previous research has shown that a lack of sleep both...
• Simplifying B-Complex Confusion: Why All 8 B Vitamins Are Beneficial
  Many people are confused about B vitamins, in part because there are so many of them. Here’s primer on why all eight B vitamins help reverse aging, boost heart health, and enhance brain function.
• Length of Ring Finger Could Predict Success in Sports
  New research has revealed an unusual way of predicting sporting success, finding that the length of the ring finger of teenage boys could indicate their prowess at sports. Their study is the first to attempt to measure this relationship.Carried out by the University of...
• Parents Still Don't Put Babies on Their Backs to Sleep
  Fewer than half of U.S. infants always sleep on their backs, the position doctors recommend to avoid sleep-related injuries and deaths, a study suggests. Researchers examined survey data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. mothers. More than three in four...
• Unsympathetic Spouses May Worsen Low Back Pain
  People with chronic low back pain may feel it even more sharply if their spouses are critical and unsupportive of their condition, according to a recent study. Women back-pain sufferers and those with depressive symptoms were the most vulnerable to spousal criticism,...
• Chemicals in Cosmetics, Soaps May Harm Men's Fertility
  Men exposed to common chemicals known as parabens have lower testosterone levels and more sperm that are abnormally shaped and slow moving, according to a study that suggests these ingredients may contribute to infertility.
• Some Jobs Raise Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Workers exposed to airborne toxins may have an elevated risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, an immune system disorder that causes debilitating swelling and pain in the joints, a Swedish study suggests. Among men, bricklayers, concrete workers and electricians had at...
• Researchers to Study US Water Supply Contamination
  Scientists are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide.
• Little Evidence Pot Helps Chronic Pain, PTSD
  Even though pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are among the most common reasons people use medical marijuana in the U.S., there isn't much proof cannabis works for either one of these conditions, two research reviews suggest. That's because there hasn't been...
• Knee Arthritis Doubles Since WWII: Study
  Knee osteoarthritis, a painful condition that often strikes older people, is twice as common today in the United States as it was prior to World War II, researchers said Monday.But the reasons for the rise are not simply because obesity is increasingly common, or that...

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